When lion could fly
Subtitle: and other tales from Africa
By: told by Nick Greaves ; illustrated by Rod Clement
Contributors: Clement, Rod, illustrator
Publisher: Bok Books International; David Bateman
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Durban North, South Africa; Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781874937265; 9781874937272
Subjects: Tales; Animals; Folklore
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144).
Table of contents: title: Stories: Serval and tortoise (Tswana); title: How serval got his spots (Ndebele); title: Lion and caracal (Batonka); title: Caracal, eland, and jackal (Bushman); title: Why mongoose kills snakes (Bushman); title: Why bat flies at night (Zulu); title: Why aardvark lives underground (Shona); title: The kindly aardvark (Kikuyu); title: Why pangolin has scales (Angoni); title: Why porcupine has quills (Batonka); title: Monkey's heart (Swahili); title: Why monkeys look like people (Shona); title: What squirrel saw (Hambakushu); title: Squirrel and spider's web (Bushman); title: Kudu and jackal go swimming (Swazi); title: Kudu's wonderful horns (Swazi).; title: (cont.) Why bushbuck has a red coat (Herero); title: Duiker saves Chief Khama I (Bamangwato); title: When lion could fly (and Why vulture scavenges) (Hottentot); title: Why there are cracks in tortoise's shell (Barotse); title: Why guinea fowl calls at dawn (and why flies buzz) (Ekoi); title: Honeyguide's revenge (Ndebele); title: The birds' great race (Bushman); title: The hare and the crocodile (Hambakushu); title: Python saves the animals (Swazi); title: Why python can shed his skin (Mende); title: Chameleon and First Man (Ndebele); title: Chameleon and the greedy spider (Bushman); title: Why dung beetle is so strong (Ghana).